... has been a success, but critics eagerly point to its failures. People don't want to sacrifice their financial well-being. As a result, smugglers have brought in CFC agents, especially Freon. Furthermore, a black-market has emerged in the United States and in Europe. It is estimated that 10,000 to 22,000 tons a year enters from India and China. This large emerging ... black-market is understandable. The EPA estimated that the ten-year cost to citizens for automobile air conditioning recharging would cost 24 to 49 billion dollars. As a result, CFC 12 is ... ...

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... , and this covering, called a patina, acts as a protective shield against the elements. Acid rain eats away at the patina, and where the acid dissolves the green covering, it leaves a streaky black coat. This process ruins statues throughout the world. How Does Acid Rain Affect the Economy? Canada/American Relations Canada is particularly susceptible to the effects of acid rain. Its geographical ... ...

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... , and this covering, called a patina, acts as a protective shield against the elements. Acid rain eats away at the patina, and where the acid dissolves the green covering, it leaves a streaky black coat. This process ruins statues throughout the world. How Does Acid Rain Affect the Economy? Canada/American Relations Canada is particularly susceptible to the effects of acid rain. Its geographical ... ...

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... water heated by geothermal vents. These geothermal vents may create a sort of time capsule into the past. They may have protected many different microbes from early eras causing a sort of black hole effect in the earth slowing down the evolutionary tract of these organisms. They may contain valuable information on evolutionary tactics of single-celled organisms from back in the prehistoric ... ...

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